Connecticut western news., 1887-06-01

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 -Leafy June.
 -Blooded stock for sale-see adv. Read the notice about COW found. The drought was broken by good rains last Wednesday and Saturday. The notes and incidents of Memo rial day are crowded out until next issue.
 -Messrs Coffin & Stanton and Frank A. Peet offer another block of good se- curities this week-see their adv.
 HI. J. Mignerey's new advertise ment tells you the secret of the big rush to his shoe store in Ct Harrington. ''Sohmer" < Mathushek Pianos, Estey and Mason & Hamlin Organs rented or for sale by Capewell the Jeweler, No. 3S6 Main Street, West Winsted, Ct.
 The hail storms of last week were gentle warning to tobacco raisers not to neglect to insure their growing crop of tobacco this season.
 -. H. Quamaroy has opened new blacksmith shop at East Canaan, and solicits share of your patronage-see his advertisement in another column.
 There are altogether to many men engaged in the same occupation as the Canaan Valley boy, mentioned else where, but they cannot be induced to strike.
 Henry c. Warner, of Ct Burlington. was recently elected a member of the New England Methodist Historical Society. MT Warmers business card appears in another column.
 David s. Cowles Post, No. 60, G. A. R. have accepted an invitation to attend the dedication of the soldiers and sailors monument at New Haven, June 17th.
 Chester M. Deming has found sil- yer on his farm, at least last week he plowed up an ancient Spanish quarter SO smoothly worn that it is impossible to tell whether the date is 1739 or 1772. We cannot give Edwin D. Strong's new advertisement deserving notice this week because our columns are like his store-crowded-but we expect you will soon decorate your table and house with his wares.
 Francis Barnett, the little son of Rev F. W. Barnett, gave birthday party Monday which was attended by 5O children and number of adults. Francis received many presents and all enjoyed the occasion.
 Don't fail to attend Mrs Roots school exhibition at the town hall, on Friday evening, June 3, at 7:30. The proceeds are for the Village Improve ment association. Admission 25 cents. The school children in this district admitted free.
 The Lime Rock pupils of l.. w. Harvey, assisted by Miss Sarah Mile, and Miss Nellie Cochrane, of West Cornwall, and Miss Grace Dudley, oi Falls Village, will give recital o1 piano music at the residence of N. A. McNeill on Tuesday evening, June 7th, at 7:3O p. m.
 A fve-year-old Canaan Valley boy was recently amusing himself by play ing "visit," and in turn conversint with the different members of the house hold. One of the family asked him "What do you do for 8 living ?' H' immediately replied, "Why, eat witl my mouth, of course.
 These be mighty dry times ;, dr.. for humanity. dry for vegetation, dr. for business, dry for pleasure and all fired dry for local news. We are pray ing hard for rain, and if at first W don't succeed we'll go dry, dry again (Norwalk Record. We guess Rode meyers prayers were heard, or else sent the weather clerk copy of hi "dry" Record.
 -Napoleon's Old Guard" were no more reliable than Canaan Depot "Home Guard" During the war tn latter were at home, and they have bee there the last two Memorial days, faith fully guarding their worldly possess ions, not one of them appearing at tn cemetery to decorate soldiers grave Shame, shame
 According to the new timetable effect to-day, Dune 1) on the Fl. & C w. road trains leave Canaan as follows GoMa WEST, 7:3O and II 5O a. m. 2:3( 3:47 and 5:2O p. m. Go1NG EAST, 9:4 A m. 1900 m. 800 and 8:07 p. n Freighta arrive from Rhinecliff at II ] . m. and APO p. m. Freight arrive from Hartford at II :15 a. m.
 A Washington correspondent of tf New Milford Gazette writes Ho many farmers will try the experime1 of planting 4 or linseed in every hi of potatoes {? William McNally, vi lives on the Deacon Punderson plac has tzisd 1t two years, and when ever.